Barry Bonds Starring as Rod Tidwell
Barry Bonds is at the winter baseball meetings. I mean, who could resist the chance to go to the Magic Kingdom?
The talking heads are speculating that it's an act of desperation because no one wants to sign Bonds. Please. Bonds will work as long as he wants.
I don't know if you've ever seen Bonds play in person. If you haven't, he is a magnetic, all eyes on me presence. Flash bulbs start popping, the whole nine. Bonds is a star. And I think he is at the winter meetings to remind the GMs and owners what they're missing out on. I guarantee you all the execs can't keep their eyes off Bonds when he walks by. They're probably sneaking pictures with their camera phones and asking for autographs.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I would like to see Bonds in an Atlanta Braves uniform. Bonds is clearly not limiting his choices to AL teams, although it would make the most sense for him to be a DH because of his iffy health. The Braves have missed out on Tom Glavine and may have to turn their attention to filling other holes besides pitching. Bonds would be a gold mine for Atlanta. Merchandising would skyrocket for the Braves. Bonds would boost attendance at the park in a town that has trouble selling out Turner Field for playoff games. Bonds would diversify attendance. Turner Field does not boast the diversified audience that is shelling out for season tickets in the Georgia Dome and Phillips Arena. And Bonds would be embraced here, maybe almost as much as he is in San Francisco. I've seen him play here before and he was warmly received. And, bluntly, given that Atlanta has a significant Black population, there will be plenty of defenders to keep the boo birds of his back.
And Bonds in an Atlanta Braves uniform could provide the baseball community with a sense of poetic justice with the whole home run/steroids controversy. Maybe even Bob Costas would shed a heartfelt tear if Hank Aaron came onto the field and embraced Bonds after he rounded bases after hitting number 756. Ahhh, nice. Can't a girl dream?
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1 comments:
As a native Pittsburgher, I remember the OLD Barry Bonds, back when he had more career in front of him than behind him.
Im sure he will catch on somewhere. Detroit seems like an interesting fit.
But on this...I disagree: There is not a Black Player on the planet than can alter the growing disinterest that African-Americans have with Baseball. They will support him from the house...they will not set foot in Turner Field or any other stadium to support him..and YT will have a complete Dairy farm if The braves sign him. Lovely pipe dream though.
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